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Factors affecting the use of physician services in a rural community

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  • Luft, H.S.
  • Hershey, J.C.
  • Morrell, J.

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This paper examines the relative importance of various independent variables for predicting five separate measures of physician utilization in a rural community. The independent variables include socioeconomic, demographic, attitudinal, and health status factors. The results are comparable to those of national studies which find that health status is the primary determinant of utilization. Income, price measures, and travel time are notable for their relative unimportance in this rural area. This suggests that resources are more likely to be allocated on the basis of medical need within a given health care market than across a number of market areas.

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  • Luft, H.S. & Hershey, J.C. & Morrell, J., 1976. "Factors affecting the use of physician services in a rural community," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 66(9), pages 865-871.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1976:66:9:865-871_3
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    1. D. J. Torgerson & C. Donaldson & D. M. Reid, 1994. "Private versus social opportunity cost of time: Valuing time in the demand for health care," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 3(3), pages 149-155, May.

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